Historical Backgrounds of Sir John Fortescue's idea of dominium politicum et regale

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25380008
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Fundamental law
Research Institution	Kyushu University
Principal Investigator	NAOE SHINICHI 九州大学, 法学(政治学)研究科(研究院), 教授 (10125619)
Project Period (FY)	2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords	ジョン・フォーテスキュー / 混合政体論 / フォーテスキュー / 国制論
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This research attempts to make clear the historical backgrounds of Sir John Fortescue's idea of dominium politicum et regale. For that purpose, MSS and printed editions of his main works, "De Natura Legis Nature", "De Laudibus Legum Anglie" and "The Governance of England" have been examined. Also, MS Rawlinson, C. 398 of the Oxford Bodleian Library, which is thought to be kept in his Library has been examined.As a result, we can say that dominium politicum et regale, which is the key concept of his thought, is presumably his original.